UPDATED: MAR 7, 2021 Bottle 33 cl. Dark brown, almost black color, noisy foam. Great aroma: very delicate coffee notes, vanilla, caramel, roasted. Gorgeous taste of excellent coffee, sweetish, XO cognac, very rich and well balanced, great brew.

UPDATED: MAR 5, 2020 Barwa czarna, piana świetna, gęsta, kremowa. W aromacie dominuje kawa, w tle czekolada. W smaku bardzo słodkie, na granicy ulepu. Nuty brązowego cukru, karmelu, toffi, mlecznej czekolady, posłodzonej kawy. Długi finisz, alkohol bardzo dobrze ukryty, wysycenie niskie, ciała dużo. Dobre, ale średnia ocen wg mnie za wysoka.

UPDATED: DEC 28, 2019 Tap at Mikkeller Berlin. Coffee nose. Black, golden brown cream. Medium full lactose sweetness, chocolate and cocoa, sugary, praline fattiness, somewhat well balanced pastry.

UPDATED: DEC 4, 2019 Intense package of bitter, sweet & sour aromas. Dark roasted coffee, cocoa & dark chocolate. Black with a low very long lasting dark brown head. Explosive taste with an intense very long lasting bitterness and a touch of sweetness. Medium body, oily texture & soft carbonation.

UPDATED: AUG 3, 2019 Had on draught at UNOs. Dark velvety brown-black with barely any head. Smells of rich coffee. Taste is smooth, bitter, moderately sweet - a robust coffee and deep malt flavor. Top notch.

UPDATED: JUL 5, 2019 Było śniadanie to teraz przyszedł czas na Brunch, z góry przepraszam za zdjęcie, ale piwo jest na tyle zacne że żal było nie opisać. Na start czepie się tylko że Imperialny Stout w puszce 500 ml to średni pomysł, tak jak w przypadku piw lekkich wolę opakowania pół litrowe tak przy piwach ponad te 10% wolę pojemność 330/375 ml. Aromat mega intensywny, kawa, kawa i jeszcze raz kawa, w sumie czuć trochę paloności i czekolady, ale wspomniana kawa przykrywa wszystko. Smak już bardziej złożony, wiadomo kawa na pierwszym planie, ale też i czekolada, zdecydowanie gorzka jak i kakao. Goryczka średnia. Z jednej strony jest to świetny imperialny stout, oleisty, z dobrze ukrytym alkoholem, wytrawny, ale z drugiej dość jednowymiarowy, zwłaszcza w aromacie.

UPDATED: MAR 7, 2019 Aroma: initial coffee with chocolate malt Appearance: black with a dark brown head with sheet lacing Flavour: coffee, chocolate and a hint of smoke, reminiscent of a mocha/choc desert Palate: very thick, finishes mocha

UPDATED: MAR 5, 2019 Pours a jet black with a thin tan foam head. Aroma is chocolate, roast, caramel, dark fruit, coffee, and smoke. Flavor is sweet chocolate, molasses, coffee, caramel, roast, dark fruit, and smoke. Has a thick, syrupy body with good carbonation. Good stuff. Complex. I'm glad Mikkeller has opened up my eyes to coffee made from weasel droppings

UPDATED: MAR 1, 2019 2010 bottle pour into snifter at Boneyard Bistro. Appearance is inky, opaque black with no discernible sparkle (though low light in the bar), thin light brown head with decent retention and fair leggy lacing. Aroma is understated roasted malts, earth, dark fruits and anise. Taste is rich roasted malt, chocolate, milder dark fruits, molasses and coffee. Palate is (first half of pour) full bodied with smooth, thick, creamy texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste with late earthy bitterness. Second half of pour contained large chunks of a brown sludgy substance from the bottom--but it didn't seem to be only yeast as it had a gel-like quality to it. Overall, maybe 9 years is too long to age--not getting much coffee in either aroma or flavor, which is surprising given the description that there should be a 'strong taste and even stronger aroma' of coffee. Tried to swirl the second pour to see if something had just sort of 'settled out' of it but it didn't change things materially. The first half of the pour was decadent, silky and amazing but the second half was really off putting--especially for a beer that mentions civet cat droppings. Had to leave some in the glass, which was a shame considering the beer and the price. Honestly, disappointing given the reputation. I was expecting transcendence but perhaps I just got a bad one/one that was too old.

UPDATED: FEB 23, 2019 [Uzupełnienie ocen z Untappd]. Potężny aromat kawy, kokosa, czekolady. Czarne jak smoła. W smaku niesamowicie intensywna kawa, czekolada, delikatna popiołowość zaznaczająca palony charakter trunku. Trochę jednowymiarowe na dłuższą metę, ale jednak niesamowicie intensywne, zarówno w aromacie jak i ustach.